Saturday Classes 2018

MONCARAPACHO

Saturday – One-day classes

Tutor: Willyne Hammerstein

Skill level: Intermediate to Advanced

Materials fee: Nil

Learn the techniques to make this spectacular quilt that is featured on the cover of Willyne’s Millefiori 3 book. In this class you will start by learning to make the centre block of the Moncarapacho quilt using only hand stitching with running stitch. Willyne will show you her way of fussy-cutting and help you to choose fabric colours. You will make a 10-pointed star. Please note: Students can sew using paper pieces if you like although this is not the technique the tutor teaches. Read the Class Requirements.

SHADES OF THE FOREST

Saturday – One-day classes

Tutor: Gloria Loughman

Skill level: All

Materials fee: $65 kit includes one metre of 24 inch-wide Steam-a-Seam, one metre of Wonder Under, one metre of freezer paper and two 50cm lengths of suitable hand-dyed fabric for background and tiles, 25cm of fabric made up of assorted hand dyed fabrics for leaves, and a reel of variegated thread.

A forest is often filled with a play of light as the sun filters through to some areas and leaves others in mysterious gloomy shade. A way of recreating this dappled sunshine backdrop is to tile a background in a variation of colours. The addition of detailed trees, branches and leaves in the foreground adds perspective and interest. The tiled background is created by fusing small squares or rectangles to a base fabric. In this one-day workshop, a pattern is provided for a smaller wall hanging, which allows students to work through the process. Then they can go on to make their own original design at home. Fusing, fabric painting, free motion stitching and quilting techniques will be included in the class. Note: Image represents the technique, not the class project. Read the Class Requirements.

GRID: QUILTING BETWEEN THE LINES

Saturday – One-day classes

Tutor: Deborah Louie

Materials fee: $40 for three plastic grid stencils and a full colour glossy instruction book of quilting designs

Has free motion quilting been a little daunting until now? Have you been trying and not happy with the results? Quilting between the lines will help ease your concerns! Having a pounced grid on your fabric helps you to have a contained area to quilt in, guiding you in shape and scale. You will work with three different stencils, varying in shape and size. The stencils will be yours to take home and the class will give you more confidence to have fun when free motion quilting a variety of patterns. We will explore patterns of leaves, flowers, textures, continuous curves, ribbons, pebbles and lots more. This is an intensive but rewarding class. This class repeats on Sunday. Read the Class Requirements.

ORBIT

Saturday – One-day classes

Tutor: Karla Overland

Skill level: Beginner to intermediate sewing skills

Materials fee: $58: pay direct to tutor, kit includes kit of die-cut strips of all hand-dyed fabrics for quilt top and binding, pattern, fusible web

Heavenly bodies in warm, earthy colors orbit around a central column. The simplicity of the design is enhanced by gorgeous, rich colors of hand-dyed fabric. This project gets a jump-start with die-cut strips provided in the kit. Karla will teach raw-edge appliqué with a satin-stitch or zig-zag finish using variegated thread. Design techniques and variations will be discussed throughout the class. Some students may finish the top by the end of class and finishing techniques will be discussed, including zig-zag quilting. Design variations will be discussed, as well as colour theory and Karla’s unique dyeing process. Read the Class Requirements.

JOLLY JUMPERS (INLAY APPLIQUE)

Saturday – One-day classes

Tutor: Gillian Travis

Skill level: All

Materials fee: $14 Needlecase and $8.50 Pin Cushion

Gillian has made many quilts inspired by jumpers that are so popular in Scandinavia and Northern Europe. Her large quilt won a prize in the Art Quilt competition at Festival of Quilts in Birmingham in 2015 and many of Gillian’s other Jumper Quilts have been displayed at quilt exhibitions throughout Europe.

These lovely quilts are made using an innovative method of inlaid appliqué that Gillian has developed. The blocks are made first by hand and then decorated with stitching; this can be carried out by hand or machine. Two blocks make a needlecase; more blocks joined together make a quilt. Finally, stencilling is added to the background. A smaller and different version can be created to make into a pin cushion. Read the Class Requirements.

STAR LILY

Saturday and Sunday – Two-day classes

Tutor: Rachelle Denneny

Skill level: Suitable for all skill levels with basic cutting, piecing skills and the ability to sew an accurate ¼ inch seam.

Materials fee: $10 includes A4 full colour pattern book

Star Lily is a pieced medallion-style quilt; create your own striking version using solids in a range of vibrant rainbow hues or choose a more traditional range of fabrics to create a timeless heirloom. The quilt is created with traditional piecing methods, making one border at a time, and then adding each new border to the quilt centre.

The quilt comes together quickly and the blocks are simple to make and have dramatic impact in their simplicity. You will learn lots of tips to help make your sewing and piecing easier and more accurate.

The pattern is easy to follow, cutting instructions are extremely detailed, and there are diagrams to guide you through every step. A jelly roll, a contrast fabric and one background are all that is needed.

The finished size is 64 inches square with the option to increase the size of the quilt to 84 inches square or 96 inches square by adding more borders. Instructions will be included in the pattern book. Requirements for the larger quilt are included but the class will work on the smaller quilt. Read the Class Requirements.

FAVOURITE PLACES

Saturday and Sunday – Two-day classes

Tutor: Valerie Goodwin

Skill level: Intermediate to Advanced

Maps are intriguing as an art form and as a vehicle for artistic expression. They are personal explorations of map language and imagined landscapes. Through satellite imagery sites like Google maps, almost any place can be translated into an exquisite mixed media Cartographic Quilt. Name a favourite place. Is it in your city, your state, or somewhere far away? In this class, you can design a cartographic map of a favorite location such as your house or birth place. Discover the possibilities of creating a map from fabric, paint and thread! Using a fun and simple series of painted and collaged, mixed-media techniques, you will create your own small fibre art map of a favourite place capturing the feeling or ingredients of a place. Valerie will guide you through a series of techniques that will provide opportunities to learn about design while giving you the freedom to experiment within a structured framework. Read the Class Requirements.

MINI MODERN IMPROV: EXPLORE FRAMEWORKS

Saturday and Sunday – Two-day classes

Tutor: Julie Haddrick

Skill level: Suits all levels

Materials fee: $10

Introduction to improvisational techniques that ‘break the rules’ and encourage spontaneity and freedom … sound a little scary? As vague as this sounds, there are a multitude of ways to construct, using improvisational processes and in this class a number of these ‘frameworks’ will be explored. In creating freeform, the mind can ignore quilting rules and the rotary cutter becomes your expressive tool. Cutting fabric, playing with colour, exploring space, varying shapes and disrupting formal quilting order will connect ideas whilst lots of creative play will occur with your scrap of stash fabrics. The sample blocks illustrate some of the frameworks to try, including block building, crisscross, curves, strippy layers, strip piecing, stitch and flip, splicing, insert and slice, accent strips/blocks, chain-pieced blocks, lazy log cabins and organic circles. Set into large spaces, these mini modern technique blocks could be the start of a much bigger quilt. Read the Class Requirements.

MAGIC MEDALLIONS WHOLECLOTH QUILT

Saturday and Sunday – Two-day classes

Tutor: Heather Hopkins

Materials fee: Nil

Create a Magic Medallion wholecloth quilt using rulers and fillers on a Sweet Sixteen long-arm machine. You will be guided through the design process, laying out, marking your top, thread play and building on to your design. This technique is based on core structure using quilting rulers and then adding the elements with free motion fill designs turning a plain piece of fabric into something special. Finished quilt size is approximately one metre square. Read the Class Requirements.

FOUNDATION PAPER PIECING

Saturday and Sunday – Two-day classes

Tutor: Paula Storm

Skill level: All

Materials fee: Nil

Learn a fun and easy technique for Foundation Paper Piecing. Paula teaches a different technique which does not sew through the paper; she finds it easy, quick and economical on fabric. Accuracy is high and less templates are needed. Read the Class Requirements.

WARATAH 3D BAGLIQUÉ

Thursday, Friday, Saturday – Three-day classes

Tutor: Denise Griffiths

Skill level: All

Materials fee: $20 for extra-large pattern, Steam-a-Seam

In this class you will learn Denise’s unique 3D Baglique technique that she uses with all her Australian native flower quilts. No more tiny edges to turn under as in the traditional way; instead finish with a completed stand-alone flower that can be placed anywhere on your quilt. This technique can be adapted to anything your imagination comes up with like buildings, cars, animals, vegetables etc. At the end of the class it is expected that you will come away with a giant Waratah flower completed and ready to put onto your background. Read the Class Requirements.

FABRIC LANDSCAPE COLLAGE

Thursday, Friday, Saturday and Sunday – Four-day masterclasses

Tutor: Meri Henriques Vahl

Skill level: All

Materials fee: Nil

The sky is the limit with this playful, easy and enjoyable technique. Bring along your favourite photograph or idea for inspiration (landscapes work well!), lots of straight pins or safety pins, fine tulle (definitely black, other colours as desired), and the fabric you will need to make your artistic vision come true. You will also need backing fabric and batting, then pick up your scissors and you are all set to go! If you would like to add people to your quilt, Meri will teach you a simple, fool-proof method of doing so. In addition, once you have free-motion quilted this part of your art quilt, Meri can show you an easy way to add borders, or more sections to create a work of any size. Read the Class Requirements.

ALL CLASSES ARE SIX HOURS IN DURATION PER DAY. Note: Pictures do not always represent the student outcome in class; they may represent what can be achieved with the techniques learned.

VINTAGE ROSE

Thursday, Friday, Saturday and Sunday – Four-day masterclasses

Tutor: Joanne Wearing

Skill level: Intermediate to advanced with some level of patchwork piecing and use of tools required

Materials fee: $99.75 for pattern (mandatory), $375 fabric kit (optional and only on request), $70.50 supplies kit (optional and only on request)

The stunning new Technique of the Month quilt from Judy Niemeyer will have you foundation piecing like an expert. Over four comprehensive days you will cover all the techniques needed so you can go on to finish your masterpiece at home. You will potentially finish a quarter of the quilt top, covering at least every section to ensure you leave with a thorough understanding. The Technique of the Month quilts are designed to teach you all you need to know to go on to make any of Judy’s patterns in the Quiltworx range. Read the Class Requirements.

One Day Classes – Saturday

MONCARAPACHO

Saturday – One-day classes

Tutor: Willyne Hammerstein

Skill level: Intermediate to Advanced

Materials fee: Nil

Learn the techniques to make this spectacular quilt that is featured on the cover of Willyne’s Millefiori 3 book. In this class you will start by learning to make the centre block of the Moncarapacho quilt using only hand stitching with running stitch. Willyne will show you her way of fussy-cutting and help you to choose fabric colours. You will make a 10-pointed star. Please note: Students can sew using paper pieces if you like although this is not the technique the tutor teaches. Read the Class Requirements.

SHADES OF THE FOREST

Saturday – One-day classes

Tutor: Gloria Loughman

Skill level: All

Materials fee: $65 kit includes one metre of 24 inch-wide Steam-a-Seam, one metre of Wonder Under, one metre of freezer paper and two 50cm lengths of suitable hand-dyed fabric for background and tiles, 25cm of fabric made up of assorted hand dyed fabrics for leaves, and a reel of variegated thread.

A forest is often filled with a play of light as the sun filters through to some areas and leaves others in mysterious gloomy shade. A way of recreating this dappled sunshine backdrop is to tile a background in a variation of colours. The addition of detailed trees, branches and leaves in the foreground adds perspective and interest. The tiled background is created by fusing small squares or rectangles to a base fabric. In this one-day workshop, a pattern is provided for a smaller wall hanging, which allows students to work through the process. Then they can go on to make their own original design at home. Fusing, fabric painting, free motion stitching and quilting techniques will be included in the class. Note: Image represents the technique, not the class project. Read the Class Requirements.

GRID: QUILTING BETWEEN THE LINES

Saturday – One-day classes

Materials fee: $40 for three plastic grid stencils and a full colour glossy instruction book of quilting designs

Has free motion quilting been a little daunting until now? Have you been trying and not happy with the results? Quilting between the lines will help ease your concerns! Having a pounced grid on your fabric helps you to have a contained area to quilt in, guiding you in shape and scale. You will work with three different stencils, varying in shape and size. The stencils will be yours to take home and the class will give you more confidence to have fun when free motion quilting a variety of patterns. We will explore patterns of leaves, flowers, textures, continuous curves, ribbons, pebbles and lots more. This is an intensive but rewarding class. This class repeats on Sunday. Read the Class Requirements.

ORBIT

Saturday – One-day classes

Tutor: Karla Overland

Skill level: Beginner to intermediate sewing skills

Materials fee: $58: pay direct to tutor, kit includes kit of die-cut strips of all hand-dyed fabrics for quilt top and binding, pattern, fusible web

Heavenly bodies in warm, earthy colors orbit around a central column. The simplicity of the design is enhanced by gorgeous, rich colors of hand-dyed fabric. This project gets a jump-start with die-cut strips provided in the kit. Karla will teach raw-edge appliqué with a satin-stitch or zig-zag finish using variegated thread. Design techniques and variations will be discussed throughout the class. Some students may finish the top by the end of class and finishing techniques will be discussed, including zig-zag quilting. Design variations will be discussed, as well as colour theory and Karla’s unique dyeing process. Read the Class Requirements.

JOLLY JUMPERS (INLAY APPLIQUE)

Saturday – One-day classes

Tutor: Gillian Travis

Skill level: All

Materials fee: $14 Needlecase and $8.50 Pin Cushion

Gillian has made many quilts inspired by jumpers that are so popular in Scandinavia and Northern Europe. Her large quilt won a prize in the Art Quilt competition at Festival of Quilts in Birmingham in 2015 and many of Gillian’s other Jumper Quilts have been displayed at quilt exhibitions throughout Europe.

These lovely quilts are made using an innovative method of inlaid appliqué that Gillian has developed. The blocks are made first by hand and then decorated with stitching; this can be carried out by hand or machine. Two blocks make a needlecase; more blocks joined together make a quilt. Finally, stencilling is added to the background. A smaller and different version can be created to make into a pin cushion. Read the Class Requirements.

Three Day Classes – Thursday, Friday and Saturday

WARATAH 3D BAGLIQUÉ

Thursday, Friday and Saturday – Three-day classes

Tutor: Denise Griffiths

Skill level: All

Materials fee: $20 for extra-large pattern, Steam-a-Seam

In this class you will learn Denise’s unique 3D Baglique technique that she uses with all her Australian native flower quilts. No more tiny edges to turn under as in the traditional way; instead finish with a completed stand-alone flower that can be placed anywhere on your quilt. This technique can be adapted to anything your imagination comes up with like buildings, cars, animals, vegetables etc. At the end of the class it is expected that you will come away with a giant Waratah flower completed and ready to put onto your background. Read the Class Requirements.

Four-day Masterclasses

FABRIC LANDSCAPE COLLAGE

Thursday, Friday, Saturday and Sunday – Four-day masterclasses

Tutor: Meri Henriques Vahl

Skill level: All

Materials fee: Nil

The sky is the limit with this playful, easy and enjoyable technique. Bring along your favourite photograph or idea for inspiration (landscapes work well!), lots of straight pins or safety pins, fine tulle (definitely black, other colours as desired), and the fabric you will need to make your artistic vision come true. You will also need backing fabric and batting, then pick up your scissors and you are all set to go! If you would like to add people to your quilt, Meri will teach you a simple, fool-proof method of doing so. In addition, once you have free-motion quilted this part of your art quilt, Meri can show you an easy way to add borders, or more sections to create a work of any size. Read the Class Requirements.

VINTAGE ROSE

Thursday, Friday, Saturday and Sunday – Four-day masterclasses

Tutor: Joanne Wearing

Skill level: Intermediate to advanced with some level of patchwork piecing and use of tools required

Materials fee: $99.75 for pattern (mandatory), $375 fabric kit (optional and only on request), $70.50 supplies kit (optional and only on request)

The stunning new Technique of the Month quilt from Judy Niemeyer will have you foundation piecing like an expert. Over four comprehensive days you will cover all the techniques needed so you can go on to finish your masterpiece at home. You will potentially finish a quarter of the quilt top, covering at least every section to ensure you leave with a thorough understanding. The Technique of the Month quilts are designed to teach you all you need to know to go on to make any of Judy’s patterns in the Quiltworx range. Read the Class Requirements.

Two Day Classes – Saturday and Sunday

STAR LILY

Saturday and Sunday – Two-day classes

Skill level: Suitable for all skill levels with basic cutting, piecing skills and the ability to sew an accurate ¼ inch seam.

Materials fee: $10 includes A4 full colour pattern book

Star Lily is a pieced medallion-style quilt; create your own striking version using solids in a range of vibrant rainbow hues or choose a more traditional range of fabrics to create a timeless heirloom. The quilt is created with traditional piecing methods, making one border at a time, and then adding each new border to the quilt centre.

The quilt comes together quickly and the blocks are simple to make and have dramatic impact in their simplicity. You will learn lots of tips to help make your sewing and piecing easier and more accurate.

The pattern is easy to follow, cutting instructions are extremely detailed, and there are diagrams to guide you through every step. A jelly roll, a contrast fabric and one background are all that is needed.

The finished size is 64 inches square with the option to increase the size of the quilt to 84 inches square or 96 inches square by adding more borders. Instructions will be included in the pattern book. Requirements for the larger quilt are included but the class will work on the smaller quilt. Read the Class Requirements.

FAVOURITE PLACES

Saturday and Sunday – Two-day classes

Tutor: Valerie Goodwin

Skill level: Intermediate to Advanced

Maps are intriguing as an art form and as a vehicle for artistic expression. They are personal explorations of map language and imagined landscapes. Through satellite imagery sites like Google maps, almost any place can be translated into an exquisite mixed media Cartographic Quilt. Name a favourite place. Is it in your city, your state, or somewhere far away? In this class, you can design a cartographic map of a favorite location such as your house or birth place. Discover the possibilities of creating a map from fabric, paint and thread! Using a fun and simple series of painted and collaged, mixed-media techniques, you will create your own small fibre art map of a favourite place capturing the feeling or ingredients of a place. Valerie will guide you through a series of techniques that will provide opportunities to learn about design while giving you the freedom to experiment within a structured framework. Read the Class Requirements.

MINI MODERN IMPROV: EXPLORE FRAMEWORKS

Saturday and Sunday – Two-day classes

Tutor: Julie Haddrick

Skill level: Suits all levels

Materials fee: $10

Introduction to improvisational techniques that ‘break the rules’ and encourage spontaneity and freedom … sound a little scary? As vague as this sounds, there are a multitude of ways to construct, using improvisational processes and in this class a number of these ‘frameworks’ will be explored. In creating freeform, the mind can ignore quilting rules and the rotary cutter becomes your expressive tool. Cutting fabric, playing with colour, exploring space, varying shapes and disrupting formal quilting order will connect ideas whilst lots of creative play will occur with your scrap of stash fabrics. The sample blocks illustrate some of the frameworks to try, including block building, crisscross, curves, strippy layers, strip piecing, stitch and flip, splicing, insert and slice, accent strips/blocks, chain-pieced blocks, lazy log cabins and organic circles. Set into large spaces, these mini modern technique blocks could be the start of a much bigger quilt. Read the Class Requirements.

MAGIC MEDALLIONS WHOLECLOTH QUILT

Saturday and Sunday – Two-day classes

Create a Magic Medallion wholecloth quilt using rulers and fillers on a Sweet Sixteen long-arm machine. You will be guided through the design process, laying out, marking your top, thread play and building on to your design. This technique is based on core structure using quilting rulers and then adding the elements with free motion fill designs turning a plain piece of fabric into something special. Finished quilt size is approximately one metre square. Read the Class Requirements.

FOUNDATION PAPER PIECING

Saturday and Sunday – Two-day classes

Tutor: Paula Storm

Skill level: All

Materials fee: Nil

Learn a fun and easy technique for Foundation Paper Piecing. Paula teaches a different technique which does not sew through the paper; she finds it easy, quick and economical on fabric. Accuracy is high and less templates are needed. Read the Class Requirements.